Ref: DR12464
- £275.00
Netherlands West Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Java, Netherlands East Indies bearing Curacao 'Air Mail Yvert 5, 15c grey, Yvert 6, 20c red and Yvert 9, 40c green tied by Willemstad/ Curacao date stamp '20th Aout 39' endorsed 'via Trans-Pacific/ Air Service and K.L.M.' with Tegal arrival '14th Sept 39' and forwarded to India with 'Passed Censor/ Madura/ 2' censor cachet on face in violet and 'Opened by Censor' label tied by Bombay receiver '20th Sept' . Lovely item of Trans-Pacific mail with scarce Madura censorship in first few days of use.
